Improved washing machine



@einen GEORGE. W. HAVE-RMALE, OF LA HARPE, ILLINOIS.`

Letters Patent No. 67,980, dated August 20,1867.

IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE.

TO ALL VWHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known'that I, GEORGE W. HAVERMALE, of La. Harpe, in thel county of Hancock, and State of Illinois, haveinvcnted a new and useful Improvement in Washing Machine and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top or 'plauview of my improved machine. v i

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal seetionof the same, taken through the line :e ze, iig. 1.

Similar letters of rcferenceindicate like parts. l A i i My invention has for its' object to furnish au improved washingfmachine, simple in construction, easy to be operated, which will do its work quickly, thoroughly, and without injury to the most delicate fabric, and which will operate with equal eiciency upon a small or large quantity of clothes; and it consists in the combination of the movable dash-board, springs, sliding dasher, crankyshaft, and balance-wheel with. each other and with the box or tub in which the washing is done.

A is the hox or tub, which is rectangular in shape, and u. convenient `size for which is three feet feet four inches long, eighteen inches wide, and eighteen in'ches high. 1 3 is the movable dash-board, the forward side of which is grooved or has vertical ribs attached to it, as shown in fig. 2. To'the rear side of the board B are attached coiled springs, C, the other ends of which are attached to the end board of the box A. The springs C should bel made of steel, and'they should be galvanized to prevent their being corroded by the action of the water. The lowersprings should be'made stronger than the upper ones, or their number should be greater,

as they have to withstand a greater pressure. The dash-board B and springs C should be so arranged that thc .said dash-board may have a play .of four or tive inches. l) is the dasher, the front or working side of which is formed of slats dl, which are attachedI to the frame di To the rear part of theA dasher D is attached an arm or4 bar, E, the rear end of which is pivoted to the cranlf formed upon the crankshaft F, The crank-shaft F revolves in bearings'in the 'sides of the box A, and has a crank, G, attached toone end by means of Which it is revolved. To the other en'd of the crank-shaft F is attached a gear-wheel, H, the teeth of which mesh into `the, teeth of asmaller gear-wheel, I, attached to the end of the shaft J, which revolves in bearings formed in or attached to the box A, and which carries the balance-wheel K.

As the machine is operated, the dasher D'moves back and forth along the bottom of the box A, compressing the clothes between it and the dashboard B, squeezing out the water and dirt, the elasticity of the said dashlboard preventing'any injury to 'even the most delicate fabrics. The rear part of the box A may have an inclined b oard, L, placed in it, as shown in fig, '.Z,- so that less water will be required than would be necessary without said board.

I clai'm as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combinationand arrangement of the crank-shaft F, gear-wheel H, pinion I, upon the shaft J, and the balaucewheel K, and press-board B, and beater D, as herein set forth for the purpose specified.

GEORGE W. HAVERMALE.

4Witnesses:

C. S. BOWERS, VWM; W. SPENosn. 

